Thanks Giving 2007

Thanks Giving 2007

We had a great day of giving thanks to the Lord. It was a nice time of family and thankfulness.

We had a community dinner put on by all the local churches. It was on the Sunday night before Thanks Giving. It was nice to see believers work together on something. They had enough food for an army. They had a scripture reading, some special singing, and a great dinner with fellowship.

Here are some pictures of the children at the town dinner.

Judah Zachariah

Destiny Divine

Serenity Rose & Mercy Fire enjoying the music.

On Thanks Giving Day, we had a nice dinner at Jason’s parents house. We got there a little late. We had a tire on the van that was near flat, we had to wait for it to inflate (small compressor). We also had to rescue the dressing, that didn’t want to thicken, but when it did, it was so very good. We had a great time and the turkey and every thing was very nice. We missed not being able to see Anna’s family, but maybe next year we can drive there.

Here are some pictures of the kids at Jason’s parents for Thanks Giving.

Destiny Divine

Judah Zachariah, Mercy Fire, & Serenity Rose

Our Birth Stool

Our Birth Stool

With our last three children, we have birthed them at home. The midwives have a birth stool they bring with.  The stool was great (but a little narrow). I wanted  Jason  to make one for us, then we would have it on hand in case we birth without the help of the midwives. Also I asked him to widen the sides a little.  It turned out just like we were in hopes!

When Destiny, (our fourth child) was born we used the new birth stool. It worked great, and felt more stable. It will be neat to have all of our future children born using the same stool. (maybe we should put a hash mark on the side for each one born on it…lol)
Birthing in this more up right position is so much more conducive, than birthing on your back. We hope that when we get more settled and have our wood shop set up we hope to make and sell these on line and locally.

Headcovering – More Than a Wedding Ring

Headcovering – More Than a Wedding Ring

When two come together in a covenant union of marriage, they become one flesh as the Bible says. In the cutting of a covenant the shedding of blood is necessary, it is the only thing strong enough to anchor the will of mankind. Forever marking the agreement set forth in the covenant in the heart and mind of man. When a family cut a covenant with another family they shed their blood, and the scar was necessary to show your position as a covenant representative, and was a source of pride. Also in the old days they used to scar one finger when you were married. To show your position in covenant to another person. Later as people became more civilized they began to use the wedding ring in its place.

The shedding of blood between fellow believers in Jesus is no longer necessary to bind us together. The blood of Jesus was enough to bind us into the body of His Anointing as one. Since we no longer need the shedding of blood as believers, the ring may be seen as more fitting to the Christian. However the Bible has never instructed us to do this as an ordained part of a marriage ceremony, or married life. Now I am not suggesting that it is wrong or with out merit. Just Simply not “Ordained” or started by God. It is still a nice gesture, and token of love.

The Bible does mention one thing that is more Holy (set apart by God), and to be more a part to a married couples life together than the wedding ring. The biblical headcovering working with the headship order established in 1 Corinthians chapter 11. So important it is given in the scriptures along with the Lord’s Supper. So we know it was of great value.

The headcovering is often not upheld by many Christians because they cannot see a purpose in it. First I would say what greater purpose do we need than God said to do it. When you subject yourself to the Word you will find peace.
When we decided to start covering. We saw a couple of things that were a benifit to us as a couple. God set it up as a sign of being submissive to authority, in this case the husband’s. It is a reminder to the husband that he has this authority, and the responsibility that goes with it. Also reminding the husband to treat her with honor respect and LOVE! For some to take a good look at the “Father’s” responsibilities, is enough to make them run, and many do (sadly). Many would say we are equal in marriage as many westerners believe. But that is a lie. We are equal in our access to God, as believers. But in marriage there is a headship ordained by God, and a covering that shows its acceptance by those that humble themselves under it. The covering reminds the Husband, not to shurk or take his duties as husband and father lightly. It is a symbol of submission to the woman (wife) accepting the headship order (in this case her husband), and her role as a helpmate. See Probvers 31. It also shows to the world that we stand for something, and are committed to each other with true biblical LOVE. It is truly so much more than a wedding ring.

Often people will say that guys go along with this teaching because they don’t have to wear it. But many men even when convicted of this biblical truth will not let their wives wear a covering, out of their own pride and embarrassment. Or they don’t want people to think they are some kind of guy that supresses women for fun. Even as a guy it takes some guts to walk by your covered wife with love and devotion, knowing you as a couple will be ridiculed, judged and hated. They hated Jesus, they will hate us too. But it also opens many doors as well to people who are seeking something more. Many people no longer want to be, or live like the world or worldly Christians. They want something deeper, found in God and obeying His Word.

It is a wonderful symbol that there is a covenant between us, made in love, by the blood of Jesus. Showing a love deep enough to accept the roles of headship and submission, where God has placed us.

If you disagree still, we still love you. There was a time when we did not believe as we do now. It has been a growing process for us as it is for most people. Learning to give a little more every day to the Lord, after thinking we gave it all. Just keep an open heart toward God, with all love and devotion to him. The rest of what he wants for you, and your life will follow, if you just keep following after Him!

Is biblical headcovering for today?

Is headcovering for today, as mentioned in 1 Cor 11?

Lets read the text first:

1 Corinthians 11
1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.
Propriety in Worship
2 I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the teachings, just as I passed them on to you.
3 Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5 And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is just as though her head were shaved. 6 If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head. 7 A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. 8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; 9 neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10 For this reason, and because of the angels, the woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head.
11 In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. 12 For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God. 13 Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14 Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, 15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. 16 If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God. NIV

I have come to believe that when praying, it is a good thing for a woman to wear a scarf, veil or bonnet on her head. If you are trying to follow 1 Thessalonians 5:17 and “Pray without ceasing.” then it would make sense to wear the veil all the time. Or at least during the day.

We began to look at this scripture with an open mind. We said if there is something to it we will obey it, if there is not something to it why is it there? We asked why did the church want to forget this set of verses? And why when even just talking about it or asking questions about biblical headcovering, why did so many people lose their cool and get so mad? Is this anger a sign of a well thought out, prayed up Christian that has rightly divided the word of truth? Or is it the flesh of a person who seeks desperately to hold to this idea that headcovering isn’t for today, so they can look the same as everyone else. They don’t want to be required to be different by drawing attention to themselves. They are seeking the honor of men, more than the Honor that comes from God. Trying to be dignified.

The answers we got from people were ones of frustration, anger, or admittance of not knowing and still neglecting biblical headcovering for other reasons. After all the “church” surely can’t be wrong? People answered us saying; “headcovering is legalistic”, “it was only for the Corinthian people”, or “not for the church today”. I think one of the silliest answers we got was that “the woman’s hair itself is the covering”.

First, lets respond to the first answer we received. Headcovering is legalistic, they said. To imply something is legalistic, it implies it is under the Law. Deuteronomy records for us the law given by God. But we find our key text coming from the New Testament, not Deuteronomy. If all the things that are a challange to our flesh are being legalistic then we would be getting rid of verses like “pray for those that dispitefully use you”, and many others. We do not have a bible printed in #2 pencil lead, and can not erase the parts we don’t like by calling them legalistic.

Secondly, how can Biblical headcovering be only for the Corinthian people, and not for the church today? In verse 3 it is clear that this set of verses are about headship, so do we dismiss biblical headship with the covering? Also how could verse 4 refer to “Every man” or in verse 5 refers to every woman? Is the Bible wrong? Lets go on… Verse 6-7 and other verses would read more like 6 If a (CORINTHIAN) woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head. 7 A (CORINTHIAN) man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. At the end of verse 7 it reads “since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.” It becomes clear that this is a statement about men and women in general, not just to the Corinthians. Also if we come to the place we say this is just for the people of Corinthians how do we keep the Lord’s Supper found starting in verse 17? Was it just for the Corinthians too? Why do it either then? Of course not, they are both valid!

Third, a few people said “the woman’s hair itself is the covering.” I believe this is one of the easiest myths to dispel about headcovering. It can be found in error by just reading through the whole text. The Bible does say in verse 15 “But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for A COVERING.” Not necessarily “THE” covering talked about here also. When you have a sheet and blanket on a bed, it has two coverings, serving their own purposes. The last half of verse 7 says; “but the woman is the glory of man.” The wife is the husband’s glory, and the hair is given to her as a covering for her glory. The woman’s hair itself is not “the” covering because in verse 1 COR 11:6 “If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off; and if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.” It is clear these are two different coverings.

In verse 16, it says; “If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.” He says we have no other practice about covering or not covering. This was the practice they held and so did the churches of God. It was seen as a common practice.

The Bible says the lack of a headcovering brings dishonor to her head when praying. Her “head” is her husband. Many Husbands in today’s world do not even realize, they are being dishonored. It is like a civilization in the jungle some where that has shed their honor and left their clothes behind to run naked. After a few generations there is a searing of the conscience that says there is nothing wrong with our nakedness. But when they come to know the Lord, and when missionaries teach them the Word concerning modesty, “if they listen” the conviction of the Holy Spirit is there. The next thing you know you see tribal people wearing hawaiian shirts or anything else they can put on.

The same is true about the biblical headcovering. When the truth is spoken, and “IF THE PEOPLE LISTEN” the conviction of the Spirit is there to help people yield their hearts to the Lord. But if they are already bitter, or prejudged the scripture as not relative to today, or do not have an open mind to the Word then they will not receive from that part of the Word. Sadly this is often the case.

As shadows of things to come, the old covenant is filled with things that were a symbol of what was to be fufilled in the new covenant. The lambs blood on the doorpost during passover allowed the spirit of death to “pass over”, in the New Testament we cover the doorpost of hearts with the blood of “The Lamb” Jesus Christ so we can pass from death to life. The headcovering wore by women of old was a mere symbol of their natural place of submission to their authority in this life. But the biblical headcovering taught in 1 Cor 11 is more than a mere symbol of natural position.

When man fell in the garden of Eden they lost their Glory that radiated from them. Prior to this they needed no clothing. But when sin came the Glory departed. They had to make themselves clothes of leaves. Then God shed the blood of animals to make them a covering for their bodies. As born again believers we have the Holy Spirit residing in us, and the glory bursting at the seams waiting to get out. I believe as we receive our Glorified bodies we will shine like we were meant to.

2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!”

The Spirit within is new. When we come to God we do so like never before in the history of man. Adam and Eve were “spiritually innocent” before the fall, but we are “spiritually justified” by the blood of Jesus. We are equal in God’s sight by the Blood. Yet there is a headship order He established. As the man and woman come before God, they would be equals by the work of the Blood, the woman voluntarily places the headcovering over her glory as a symbol, to show she recognizes the authority given to her by God (her husband). So she honors her head by showing it as an outward sign of submission, that even the Angels can see.

This is clearly a new covenant reality and teaching, that has more to do with the rebirth of mankind as believers than most of us had previously thought. The glory of the recreated spirit of man, is why in the new covenant, a man can pray uncoverd before God, and in the old covenant they would not. Even practicing Jews still cover their heads.

So yes, biblical headcovering is for us to observe today as never before. It is bursting forth with new covenant realities and revelation.

Snow Play!

Snow Play!

After cutting and stacking wood, The kids like to go romp in the snow. The kids love to run and play hard. Playing and running outside is great to use up some of that extra energy before we do school work.

You can see the swing set snowed in, and the chicken coop we built this last summer, in the background.

Destiny loved playing outside too. Although if she fell over, she had to have some help to get up again, with this big puffy marsh-mellow snow suit on.

The pictures here were taken at 5pm in late November. So that gives you an idea of how little light we have at this stage of the year. After the solstice in December, the darkness will peak, and we will start gainning light again. The summers midnight sun more than makes up for a little darkness now. Here is a picture of all the kids together.

Cutting Firewood

Cutting Firewood


We have been cutting up our big stacks of firewood, from 8 foot lengths, and stacking it in to our new woodshed. We have had a little more time to work on it lately. After having to rescue much of it, from the snow we had the other week, we are now almost done.

It is nice to see the woodshed filling up! Everyone has been having fun helping. Dad cuts the wood, and tosses all the pieces towards the woodshed (next time we need to have the wood stacked closer to the woodshed). Then the children help carry the wood to Mom who has been doing a wonderful job stacking the wood (we have been jokingly, calling this a part of her “homesteading pregnancy exercise program”).



One thing is for sure the kids don’t need P.E. (phys. ed.) like in public school when you are using wood for heat. Plus there are opportunities to use math and counting. Homeschooling is not limited to the classroom, and it is filled with many wonderful practical real life applications.

At Home with Birthing

At Home with Birthing

The pictures in this post, are of our fourth born
Destiny Divine, born at home June 2006.

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To tell our story we must go way back to our first pregnancy. We had planned a birth with the Midwives. Hopes were high and our Joy was full with our first child on the way! When we were right close to the three month mark we lost our baby to a miscarriage. Our dreams came tumbling down.

After we concieved again we felt as if it was safer having our next child in the hospital with a doctor. So we did, we had our first (a son). The birth was a routine (natural) hospital birth. That is a joke though, there is nothing natural about a hospital-birth. To which we swore we would never do again. We disagreed with the system about their philosophy of maternal care and birthing.

First of all the Idea of a male Dr. that has never birthed a child, seems foolish. For him to give me helpful advise, and to answer my questions is to say the least a limited experience. A good Midwife is worth her weight in gold.

Secondly, why would one want to go to a hospital, a place for sick, diseased, and dying people; to go birth into being a new life. Giving life into a dying place does not make sense. Not to mention the “germs” and “infectious bugs,” with a newborn child.

Midwife Weighing Our New Blessing

Third, most doctors are more worried about liability than a healthy natural birth. They absolutely panicked if you didn’t stay hooked up to the monitor at all times. They also try to speed the birth along at an unnatural pace. With breathing and pushing. If the mother to be, is left to her own rythm she will breath as needed and she will push when her body tells her to push. This is a totally natural way to birth, all of God’s creation does it without the aid of a doctor telling them how to do it. This is speaking from a natural child birth point of view. If you have an Un-natural birth, it will be just that, un-natural and make the experience miserable! Generally medicated births have more complications attached to them. They can interfere with the mothers abillity to know when to push and hampers her ability to push. These factors along with the doctors fear of lawsuits have driven up the rate of birth by c-section in the US. As long as the baby is in the birth canal it is very difficult for the doctor to intervene if there were a complication then the possibility for a lawsuit rises. So they try to speed up that time frame by unnaturally pushing the mother in to an unhealthy faster pace. This causes the mother to be at risk to tear. But have no fear…. the doctors have another bad idea for this too. Just cut it giving her an episiotomy. This is worse than just tearing, and can even cause the woman to tear past the episiotomy. If the doctor had let the labor progress naturally then the body would have adjusted by streching, and a midwife or birth attendant could have supported and messaged that area to keep it from ripping. Even if you tell the doctor not to do one, they can, and often will if they want. They are in control and do not need your permision once you sign the consent form when you were admitted to the hospital.

Destiny Getting Head Measured

Our last three births (all girls), were all born at home in our livingroom with a midwife. The births were so wonderful and went great! No need for an episiotomy, and did not even rip, even after receiving an episiotomy (against my wishes) with our sons birth in the hospital. Birthing at home was so much more relaxed, and is more sanitary than a germ infested hospital. The midwives are able to help with different positions to labor and birth in, that you cannot do in the hospital. Also I cannot believe they still are using those awful beds to birth in at the hospital. Plus Jason got to deliver all three girls with the midwives watching and helping. The midwives we have in Fairbanks, are a great team! We love and thank them so much. It is nice that the midwives are pro-breastfeeding, and at home we don’t have to worry about the nursing staff sticking a bottle down our baby’s throat when I fall asleep, or giving them unwanted shots or test. Also after giving birth at home the children are here to greet their new brother or sister. My very own bed and bathroom are only steps away. No yucky hospital bathrooms or hospital stay with nurses waking you up all night (the baby does that enough). I can’t say it enough, that this is a natural happening, people have been doing this for six thousand years. Unless you have some sort of special circumstance that needs medical attention you do not need a doctor or a hospital.

Destiny’s First Checkup

Now with our fifth birth coming in May 2008, we are very happy. Full of joy to see who the Lord has given to us to raise and to teach the word of the Lord. We plan another natural childbirth, hopefully at the birth center in Fairbanks with the Midwives that attended our last 3 births. However my last three births have gone so smoothly and are getting quicker paced. With our long drive to town, we wonder if we will be able to make it in time, or if we will end up having it here by ourselves? We have an emergency birth manual, and we have done this before so it shouldn’t be too surprising. As we plan for the future, for when God gives us more children. The possibility of birthing in the bush of Alaska is more of a possible reality. So we better be prepared now. We are hopeful that the Lord will continue to bless us. We wouldn’t have bought a fifteen pasenger van if we didnt intend to fill it up.

More pictures of Destiny Divine at her Home Birth

Brownie Magic

Brownie Magic
By: Jason Wilkinson


Brownies from original fairy tales were mischief makers, akin to demons, or gremlins. It is only fitting then, that the rite of passage in to the “Brownies” of today, for many young girls is filled with magical symbolism.

This is the story that is acted out as a RITUAL play for the entrance in to the brownies, for young girls. It is exactly word for word, from the “Brownie” web page.

Brownie story:

Once upon a time, there were two little girls who lived in England with their granny and their father. The girls played all day while the granny and father had to work very hard. One day granny told the girls about the Brownies, who used to do lots of things to help around the house. They are gone now, she said, but we were always so much happier when they helped. The girls wanted to know where the Brownies had gone and how to get them to come back. Granny said, “only the wise old owl knows!”

That night, when everyone else was asleep, one of the girls ran out of the house into the magic forest. There she found the wise old owl. “Please”, said the girl, “where can I find the Brownies to come and live with us? The owl said, “I know where two live – right in your house!” She was very surprised! Tell me how to find them, she begged. He told her to go to the pond in the magic forest, turn around three times and say, “twist me and turn me and show me the elf… I looked in the water and saw…….!” The wise old owl said, “When you finish the rhyme, you will see the Brownie in the magic pond.”

The girl went to the pond in the magic forest and did as she had been told. She went back to the forest and found the wise old owl and said, “something must be wrong, I did all you told me to do and I only saw myself! And I am not a Brownie!” “Are you sure?” said the owl. To be a Brownie, you must be ready to help those around you, make friends wherever you can, and every day try to discover something new. “I’d like to be a Brownie”, said the girl. Then go home and try, the wise old owl said kindly. He touched her hand with his feathers, and suddenly she was back in her house, in her own bed.

Quietly, she woke up her sister, told her all that had happened. Together the girls tip-toed into the kitchen and began to clean the house. In the morning, when granny and father saw the house, they wanted to know what had happened. “Who did this?” said granny and father! The girls danced around and shouted, “it’s the Brownies!” And from that day on, theirs was a very happy house near the forest, all because of the Brownies!

 
(This Story is Word for Word From the BROWNIE WEB SITE!)

Here is a list of a few of our objections to this program that the young girls act out. I know we are a bit extreme for some of you. But we as a people in the USA (and western world) have been desensitized to the things of the spiritual world, and the occult by years of TV, books, and movies. Even back to the old TV show “Bewitched”, I watched as a kid too. But God has set very strict standards. If we are not for Him we are against Him. The Bible says we should abstain from even the appearance of evil. We are to come out from the world and be separate. “Bewitched” was an innocent looking show, and the next wasn’t that bad, and the one after it was ok…. until we continually lower our standards. We end up being a spitual liar, saying we love God but not keeping his Word.

In our house we have a no tolerance rule in our for magic. There are no such things as good magic or spells. There are no good fairies. We are to “take captive every thought that exalts it’s self against the knowledge of God”! Magic in ANY form “exalts it’s self against the knowledge of God”! Unspokenly magic says that there is some thing out there other than God and the devil. Power is either given by God for his Glory or it is of the devil for him to use in his plans for death and deceit. There is no compromise on this point. I urge you to take a stand in your home and in your life to abstain from these things. In this light here are some of our objections.

1) This story relies on a “wise owl” for guidance- not
God. Just like in witchcraft and other cults seeking
knowledge from speaking spirits.  Also known as
Spiritism.
 
2) It lets the child believe that simple witchcraft is
acceptable by saying “magic words”, or what is also
known as “casting a spell”, I quote from the play that
is acted out as a play/ritual: “But first you say some
magic words” then a set of prescribed physical motions
to finish the spell casting. It is simple witchcraft
plain and simple! But our brain-washed American
culture thinks that magic is fun and innocent, unless
people are wearing black robes and pointed hats.
 
3) Promotes lying to their parents and elders, by not
telling the truth when asked a direct question. But
not surprising because the Granny lied to the girl to
start with.  Thou shalt not lie! does not mean
anything in this case… Situational ethics is a sad
thing to promote to little children.

4) It is now ok for children to sneak out at night
openly disobeying parental rules, as long as you have
a good motive that makes it ok. So we can ignore
another of the 10 commandments.  Honor your Father and
Mother.
 
Just another many reasons why this is not a organization I would put my kids in. Thanks but no thanks!
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American Heratige Girls

I believe this came from the American Heratige Girls web page. What a contrast to the girl scouts!

American Heratige Girls:

The History of the American Heritage Girls
American Heritage Girls was founded in 1995 in West
Chester, Ohio by a group of parents wanting a
wholesome scouting program for their daughters. These
parents were disillusioned with the increasing secular
focus of existing scouting organizations for girls.
They wanted a Judeo-Christian focused organization for
their daughters and believed that other parents were
looking for the same for their daughters. This became
the catalyst for the birth of the organization we have
come to know as the American Heritage Girls.
 
American Heritage Girls began its first year of
programming in the fall of 1995 with about 10 troops
and roughly 100 members. Most of the troops met in the
West Chester area and worked on badges written by the
founding parents. Organizational events were started
that year which assisted the organization in tying
city-wide troops together.
 
American Heritage Girls is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to the mission of building women of
integrity through service to God, family, community
and country. The organization offers merit badge
programs, service projects, girl leadership
opportunities and outdoor experiences to its members.
This program of character building has successfully
served thousands of girls since its inception and will
continue to do so long into the 21st century.
 
The founders of the American Heritage Girls and the
“volunteers” of today give all credit for the success
of AHG to God for His constant hand upon the
organization and His unceasing blessings.
 

What happened to the Girl Scouts?

What happened
to the Girl Scouts?
By: Hans Zeiger
Copyright
Used by permmision

The Boy Scouts are routinely attacked for standing by traditional standards of moral character, like faith in God and respect for the institution of the family. In the politically correct corners of America, wearing a Boy Scout uniform is like wearing a Nazi brown shirt.

In a recent column for the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, Rick Mercier criticized President Bush for having visited last month’s patriotic Boy Scout Jamboree. “Isn’t there something nightmarish about our misleader swooping down on a steaming pit of sweat and testosterone and whipping a throng of brown-shirted youths into a nationalistic frenzy?” he asks.

The Philadelphia Daily News compared the Boy Scouts to the Taliban in 2003, and it isn’t difficult to find websites that liken the Scouts to the Ku Klux Klan.

While all this is going on, the Girl Scouts are quietly immune from these sorts of attacks. And the reason – one that many Americans have yet to realize – is very simple: the Girl Scouts are the epitome of institutional political correctness.


Next month, the Girl Scouts USA national convention will be held in Atlanta. It will be a gathering of radical feminists, lesbians, and cookie peddlers with an agenda far removed from the classical image of Girl Scouting and from many local Girl Scout troops.

Dr. Johnnetta Cole is slated as a keynote speaker. Dr. Cole, president of Bennett College for Women and professor of anthropology, Women’s Studies, and African-American Studies, is so extreme in her views – including support for Fidel Castro and his communist dictatorship in Cuba – that Bill Clinton was forced to remove her from consideration for appointment as Secretary of Education.

Another keynote speaker is Kavita Ramdas, president and CEO of the aggressively pro-abortion Global Fund for Women. Ms. Ramdas is a past recipient of the Girl Scouts’ Juliette Gordon Low Award, and she serves on the United Nations Ethical Globalization Initiative.

What’s more, the Girl Scouts have made “to serve God” in the Girl Scout promise optional in deference to atheists; they have removed “loyalty” from the Girl Scout Law in deference to liberated women; and the Law’s statement of moral purity has been changed to a statement of self-esteem. Though self-esteem seems to be the obsession of most youth organizations with the notable exception of the Boy Scouts, the Girl Scouts are, according to James Davison Hunter, “the ideal illustration” of that obsession.” Rhetoric about service to others has been replaced with fluff about feelings and self-esteem.

During the last couple years, it has become clear that the Girl Scouts – nationally and, in many cases, locally – is allied with the abortion industry and Planned Parenthood. Last year, Girl Scouts USA CEO Kathy Cloninger announced on the NBC “Today Show” that local Girl Scout councils are at liberty to partner with Planned Parenthood.

And the Girl Scouts USA convention next month will be keynoted by speakers so opposed to the original mission of the Girl Scouts that it is questionable as to whether they should even be called Girl Scouts any more. There should be a dignity, an honor, left intact when we think of a Girl Scout.

The Girl Scouts’ slide into political correctness is nothing new. It has been going on for decades. The Girl Scouts is almost as much a part of the radical feminist movement as the National Organization for Women. Knowing the radical agenda of the national Girl Scouts organization, parents need to take action.

The alternative to the Girl Scouts is a rapidly growing movement called the American Heritage Girls. American Heritage Girls is committed to “Building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country.”

So rather than expecting the national Girl Scouts organization to change (they are, after all, a private organization as are the Boy Scouts, that has every right to set its own standards and policies) parents should locate a local American Heritage Girls troop or start a new one.

And then, next time the Boy Scouts are under attack, feeling the pressure from the politically correct elite to give in on its core moral principles, we should remember the example of the Girl Scouts. It is a bad one. The Girl Scouts national organization has failed in many ways, and it has let down thousands of American families.
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Hans Zeiger is author of “Reagan’s Children: Taking Back the City on the Hill” and “Get Off My Honor: The Assault on the Boy Scouts of America.” He is a spokesman for the Scouting Legal Defense Fund. A student at Hillsdale College in Michigan, Hans blogs at www.reaganchildren.com.